3. The CPT’s feld of operations
Note : This is an unofcial representation of States bound by the Convention. For technical reasons it has
not been possible to show the entire territory of certain of the States concerned.
States bound by the Convention
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Republic of Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
“The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia”
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
47 States; prison population: 1 737 081 prisoners
(Main source: Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE I - 2012); data as at 1 September 2012)
It should be noted that, as well as prisons, the CPT’s mandate covers all other categories of places where
persons are deprived of their liberty: police establishments, detention centres for juveniles, military detention
facilities, immigration holding centres, psychiatric hospitals, social care homes, etc.
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